LONG BEACH - Two men were fatally shot and two people were wounded in unrelated shootings over the weekend.

Ajay Stewart, 21, was shot while standing on Ohio Avenue, just south of Anaheim Street, about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said.

Stewart was taken to a local hospital in critical condition but later died, she said.

Stewart was standing with one of two groups of men when a dispute took place. One man pulled a gun and fired several times at the other group, hitting Stewart, Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said.

Police investigators said the shooting is gang-related but didn't specify whether they believe the victim or still-unidentified shooter were gang members, Pratt said.

A description of the shooter wasn't released.

On Sunday, Branson Foster, Jr., 32, of Paramount, died after being shot Saturday night at Cherry Park in Bixby Knolls, MacWillie said.

Foster was listed in serious condition at a local hospital, but later died.

Gunfire in the park, located at Cherry Avenue and 45th Street, was reported about 11:30 p.m. A man and woman, ages 39 and 41, both from Long Beach, also were wounded in the shooting attack, but with non-life threatening injuries , Pratt said.

The group that was attacked was wrapping up a barbecue, City News Service reported.

The suspects, who are described as two male Pacific Islanders in their late teens or early 20s, fled the area on foot, Pratt said.

It doesn't appear a confrontation occurred prior to the shooting or that the victims were gang affiliated, she said. A motive hasn't yet been determined.

Both investigations are ongoing, Pratt said. The two shootings don't appear to be related, she said.

Anyone with information about either shooting should contact the Long Beach Police Department's homicide detail, 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips can be submitted by text or the web at www.tipsoft.com